Earth's heroes defeated Darkseid and the Justice League made its first public appearance in Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League #6 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book sold to specialty retailers in February.

Marvel Comics' Uncanny X-Men #6 by Kieron Gillen and Greg Land was the publisher's top book for February at #11.

Image Comics' top book in February was Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #94 at #63.

Dark Horse Comics' Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #6, continuing the post-television adventures of Joss Whedon's fan-favorite characters, was the publisher's top book at #68.

Rounding out the premier publishers, IDW Publishing's top book, at #69, was Magic the Gathering #1, based on the best-selling trading card game from Wizards of the Coast.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKSBased on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in February 2012

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INDEX

ITEM CODE

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

VENDOR

1

1

105.38

DEC110188-M

JUSTICE LEAGUE #6

$3.99

DC

2

3

100.00

DEC110217-M

BATMAN #6

$2.99

DC

3

2

75.19

DEC110209-M

ACTION COMICS #6

$3.99

DC

4

4

73.50

DEC110222-M

DETECTIVE COMICS #6

$2.99

DC

5

5

73.24

DEC110239-M

GREEN LANTERN #6

$2.99

DC

6

8

60.05

DEC110224-M

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #6

$2.99

DC

7

16

54.21

DEC110213-M

SUPERMAN #6

$2.99

DC

8

20

52.98

DEC110197-M

FLASH #6

$2.99

DC

9

23

49.39

DEC110193-M

AQUAMAN #6

$2.99

DC

10

13

49.12

DEC110227

BATMAN AND ROBIN #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

11

6

46.58

DEC110669

UNCANNY X-MEN #6

$3.99

MAR

12

7

46.08

DEC110670

UNCANNY X-MEN #7

$3.99

MAR

13

9

43.43

DEC110665

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #5

$3.99

MAR

14

10

43.08

DEC110666

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #6

$3.99

MAR

15

28

42.18

DEC110195-M

WONDER WOMAN #6

$2.99

DC

16

11

42.12

DEC110610-M

NEW AVENGERS #21

$3.99

MAR

17

12

41.83

DEC110616-M

AVENGERS X-SANCTION #3

$3.99

MAR

18

29

41.35

DEC110267-M

TEEN TITANS #6

$2.99

DC

19

15

41.01

DEC110604

AVENGERS #22

$3.99

MAR

20

14

40.92

DEC110644

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #679

$3.99

MAR

21

17

40.65

DEC110605

AVENGERS #23

$3.99

MAR

22

18

40.38

DEC110646

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #680

$3.99

MAR

23

19

39.88

DEC110612

NEW AVENGERS #22

$3.99

MAR

24

35

39.65

DEC110588-M

WINTER SOLDIER #1

$2.99

MAR

25

21

39.43

DEC110672

UNCANNY X-FORCE #21

$3.99

MAR

26

36

39.41

DEC110645

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #679.1

$2.99

MAR

27

37

39.17

DEC110243-M

GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #6

$2.99

DC

28

22

38.66

DEC110673

UNCANNY X-FORCE #22

$3.99

MAR

29

40

38.32

DEC110229-M

BATWOMAN #6

$2.99

DC

30

30

37.24

DEC110231

BATGIRL #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

31

31

37.16

DEC110234

NIGHTWING #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

32

33

35.85

DEC110242

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

33

24

35.51

DEC110633-M

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #4

$3.99

MAR

34

25

35.24

DEC110626

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #7

$3.99

MAR

35

26

33.85

DEC110601

CAPTAIN AMERICA #8

$3.99

MAR

36

27

33.29

DEC110600

INCREDIBLE HULK #5

$3.99

MAR

37

51

33.02

DEC110652

FANTASTIC FOUR #603

$2.99

MAR

38

54

32.10

DEC110248-M

SWAMP THING #6

$2.99

DC

39

55

32.04

DEC110592-M

WINTER SOLDIER #2

$2.99

MAR

40

58

31.59

DEC110653-M

FF #15

$2.99

MAR

41

32

30.62

DEC110613-M

SECRET AVENGERS #22

$3.99

MAR

42

49

30.44

DEC110245

RED LANTERNS #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

43

34

29.94

DEC110667

WOLVERINE #301

$3.99

MAR

44

64

29.50

DEC110647

DAREDEVIL #9

$2.99

MAR

45

53

29.04

DEC110233

CATWOMAN #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

46

38

28.91

DEC110615

SECRET AVENGERS #23

$3.99

MAR

47

39

28.73

DEC110684

X-MEN #24

$3.99

MAR

48

42

28.40

DEC110685

X-MEN #25

$3.99

MAR

49

66

28.38

DEC110680

X-MEN LEGACY #262

$2.99

MAR

50

41

28.33

DEC110676-M

DEADPOOL #50

$3.99

MAR

51

59

27.95

DEC110232

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

52

43

27.30

DEC110608

MIGHTY THOR #11

$3.99

MAR

53

60

27.13

DEC110216

SUPERGIRL #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

54

62

26.98

DEC110250

ANIMAL MAN #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

55

61

26.88

DEC110247

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

56

44

26.69

DEC110668

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA #2

$3.99

MAR

57

45

26.36

DEC110630-M

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #7

$3.99

MAR

58

71

26.31

DEC110632

SCARLET SPIDER #2

$2.99

MAR

59

65

26.30

DEC110192

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

60

46

26.12

DEC110595-M

DEFENDERS #3

$3.99

MAR

61

47

25.82

DEC110636-M

VENOM #13

$3.99

MAR

62

48

25.49

DEC110607

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #513

$3.99

MAR

63

72

25.19

DEC110575

WALKING DEAD #94 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

64

50

25.19

DEC110627-M

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #7

$3.99

MAR

65

70

24.19

DEC110215

SUPERBOY #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

66

56

23.99

DEC110629

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #8

$3.99

MAR

67

57

23.74

DEC110688

ASTONISHING X-MEN #47

$3.99

MAR

68

75

23.26

DEC110053-M

BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #6

$2.99

DAR

69

52

22.46

OCT110356

MAGIC THE GATHERING #1

$3.99

IDW

70

63

22.01

DEC110635

CARNAGE USA #3

$3.99

MAR

71

73

21.60

DEC110260

SUICIDE SQUAD #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

72

80

21.42

DEC110640

VENOM #13.1

$2.99

MAR

73

79

21.37

DEC110679

DEADPOOL #51

$2.99

MAR

74

74

21.28

DEC110228

BIRDS OF PREY #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

75

81

21.14

DEC110641

VENOM #13.2

$2.99

MAR

76

82

21.12

DEC110643

VENOM #13.4

$2.99

MAR

77

76

21.09

DEC110203

GREEN ARROW #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

78

83

20.99

DEC110642

VENOM #13.3

$2.99

MAR

79

67

20.70

DEC110238

BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #1

$3.99

DC

80

84

20.45

DEC110609

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #627

$2.99

MAR

81

85

20.30

DEC110256-M

STORMWATCH #6

$2.99

DC

82

89

19.01

DEC110599

FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #9

$2.99

MAR

83

90

18.99

DEC110598

FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #8

$2.99

MAR

84

91

18.96

DEC110674

X-FACTOR #231

$2.99

MAR

85

92

18.82

DEC110675

X-FACTOR #232

$2.99

MAR

86

68

18.57

NOV110308

MAGIC THE GATHERING #2

$3.99

IDW

87

69

18.34

DEC110262

ALL STAR WESTERN #6 [*]

$3.99

DC

88

98

18.11

DEC110686

NEW MUTANTS #37

$2.99

MAR

89

100

17.64

DEC110687

NEW MUTANTS #38

$2.99

MAR

90

103

17.51

DEC110648

PUNISHER #8

$2.99

MAR

91

105

17.38

DEC110606

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #634

$2.99

MAR

92

104

17.33

DEC110237

HUNTRESS #5

$2.99

DC

93

77

17.12

DEC110649

MOON KNIGHT #10

$3.99

MAR

94

106

17.10

DEC110602

AVENGERS ACADEMY #25

$2.99

MAR

95

107

16.93

DEC110655

HULK #48

$2.99

MAR

96

109

16.84

DEC110603

AVENGERS ACADEMY #26

$2.99

MAR

97

97

16.45

DEC110255

DEMON KNIGHTS #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

98

96

16.41

DEC110274

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #6 [*]

$2.99

DC

99

88

16.01

DEC110047-M

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1

$3.50

DAR

100

95

15.81

DEC110551

FATALE #2 [*] (MR)

$3.50

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